Written by:  Chad Jefferis | Grain Marketing Advisor | 0429 811 244     It has now been 10 years since Bunge began its journey in Western Australia. Primarily, it has provided another option for grain producers to store and market their grain in a...

Written by:  Peter Newman | Farm Business Consultant | 0427 984 010   I had a call from an agronomist mate of mine from Western Victoria last year asking “once we have glyphosate resistant ryegrass, will we ever get glyphosate back?” They were facing a situation...

Written by:  Andrew Jones | Farm Business Consultant | 0456 688 171   ‘Will you take an opportunity’? or ‘Will you be an opportunity’? Over the course of 40 years, the faces of farming in WA have not only changed but diminished in number. In 1980 there were...

Written by:  Simon Leake | Agronomist | 0439 999 173   What a cracking start we have had! Most of my growers in the central and southern wheatbelt have had three good hits of rain since the end of March allowing an awesome early sowing opportunity. These rains...

Written by:  Cameron Weeks | Farm Business Consultant | 0427 006 944   It’s that time of year again where for many the nerves are on edge hoping to get crop and pasture effectively emerged and the season officially started. As I write, the north is mostly pretty...

Written by:  Adrian Mondy | Grain Marketing Advisor | 0428 722 524   As a Grain Marketing Advisor, I am obviously trying to achieve the best possible outcome for my clients when it comes to the sale of their grain. A large part of the role involves accessing all...

Written by:  Colin Rose | Business Manager | 0413 343 888   Planfarm have made a concerted effort to provide opportunities for those young people interested in the service delivery with Agriculture. There are a number of ways we support young people in Ag coming...

Written by:  Dan Toohey | Planfarm Advisory | Farm Business Advisor | 0455 050 766   When taking stock of the 2022 season, it was a season that brought with it a roller coaster of emotions for many producers and brought with it a need for farmers to be nimble,...

Written by:  Emily Dempster | Finance and Administration Manager | 0410 789 164   I once had someone misunderstand what I meant by “PD”. They thought it was a personal day, and that I was going for a manicure. I quickly assured them it was professional...

Written by:  Cameron Weeks | Farm Business Consultant | 0427 006 944   As a sponsor of the recently held Rural Edge ‘Inspire 2023’ conference I was given the chance to represent Planfarm at a speaker and sponsor cocktail party the night before the conference...

Written by:  Jerome Critch | Grain Marketing Advisor, Director of Planfarm Marketing | 0488 404 848   Written 17th March 2023 If you are holding 2023 wheat swaps and are wondering when to roll them in to cash contracts this article is for you. If you are...

Written by:  Martin Anderson | Farm Business Consultant | 0439 150 458   With forward 3–5-year interest rates higher than the variable (approximately 2%) and farm balance sheets typically exceptionally strong is it time to rethink the use of equipment finance?...